For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a lookie-loo is a person who, while driving, slows down to scope out an accident on the side of the road. Now, while a single lookie-loo might not do too much trouble, multiple lookie-loos wreak havoc on traffic. The first lookie-loos spot an accident and slow down, causing the drivers behind them to slow down, etc. It usually takes awhile for traffic to start moving again, even after the accident has been cleared.
The reason why I find lookie-loos particularly bothersome is – I don’t understand what it is they gain by slowing down to check out the accident. It’s not like they’re going to pull over and help the people involved in the collision, nor stick around as a witness. They just slow traffic down to an even slower crawl than usual. Potential lookie-loos, please resist the temptation to slow down and gawk at the minor fender bender on the side of the road. Then at least traffic will be “justified” (i.e., caused by too many people on the road at one time).
Side note: I also dislike when people who’ve just been in an accident do not move over to the side of the road. Vehicle assessment and fault CAN be made without the vehicles being in their exact position at the time of impact.
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